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Alice and the Mayor

2019 · 103 min

A quiet, talky film that feels like eavesdropping on thoughtful conversations about politics, ideas and loneliness.

Directed by
Nicolas Pariser
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Fabrice Luchini, Anaïs Demoustier, Nora Hamzawi
Overview
The mayor of Lyon, Paul Théraneau, is in a delicate position. After 30 years in politics, he is running out of ideas and is faced with a feeling of existential emptiness. To overcome this, Paul hires a young and brilliant philosopher, Alice Heimann. Then follows a dialogue between two diametrically opposed personalities who will turn their certainties upside down.

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Stream in the UK
  • Amazon Prime Video
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Directed by
Nicolas Pariser
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Fabrice Luchini, Anaïs Demoustier, Nora Hamzawi
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • politics
  • identity
  • isolation
  • work
  • ambition
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour4
Realism9
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity7
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
Nicolas Pariser
Written by
Nicolas Pariser
Starring
Fabrice Luchini, Anaïs Demoustier, Nora Hamzawi, Léonie Simaga, Antoine Reinartz, Maud Wyler, Alexandre Steiger, Pascal Rénéric
Music
Benjamin Esdraffo
Cinematography
Sébastien Buchmann
Runtime
103 min
Country
Belgium, France
Languages
French

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